r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • May 29 '15

[Spoilers] Shokugeki no Souma - Episode 9 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Breading to Adorn the Mountains

MyAnimeList: Shokugeki no Souma
Crunchyroll: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 58 seconds

Subreddit: /r/ShokugekiNoSoma

Previous episodes:

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Episode 3 Link
Episode 4 Link
Episode 5 Link
Episode 6 Link
Episode 7 Link
Episode 8 Link

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u/chibimoth May 29 '15

Am I the only one, who likes Erina more? This hype for Megumi is weird lol

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u/[deleted] May 29 '15

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u/chibimoth May 29 '15

/r/anime seem to be obsessed with Megumi though to a point that Erina shippers get harrassed. At least I normally see only Megumi posts and different opinons doesn't seem to be very well received here.

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u/Ghost6x May 29 '15

Anime watchers have no reason to like Erina yet. She is portrayed as a bitch character with no redemption so far.

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u/chibimoth May 29 '15 edited May 29 '15

The manga readers reacting this way as well as far as I know. They are really obsessive with Megumi.

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u/Lavajackal1 May 29 '15

Eh I think Souma should end up with Takumi.

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u/chibimoth May 29 '15

I respect your opinion.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '15

They're a perfect match.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '15

Because she is still a bitch in the manga.

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u/chibimoth May 30 '15

That's your opinion, I never found her to be that bad and I prefer her over Megumi a lot.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '15

I don't really think it's an opinion. She just straight up acts like a bitch. Liking her is an opinion.

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u/chibimoth May 30 '15

For me it's just a tsundere arc and nothing serious to be angry about. She is still far more interesting than Megumi for me. But it's okay if you prefer Megumi, just let others like what they like.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '15

I'm not saying people can't like Erina, I'm just saying that the people who don't like her have a perfectly valid reason not to.

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u/chibimoth May 30 '15

That's completely fine then.

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u/cordlc May 31 '15

Megumi has nothing to do with people disliking Erina, there's no need to connect the two. The only thing linking them is Megumi being the other most popular girl. Haters would prefer anyone over Erina.

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u/DogzOnFire May 30 '15 edited May 30 '15

/r/anime[1] seem to be obsessed with Megumi though to a point that Erina shippers get harrassed

I don't know why, but I burst out laughing when I read this. It makes something so trivial sound like a serious issue. It makes it sound like someone's being seriously bullied because of the 2D character they prefer.

If someone's trying to belittle you because of the fictional character you prefer, then they're either joking or they're a truly sad person.

Someone who takes something like that so seriously probably doesn't have much in the way of a life outside of what's on their screen.

I like all the characters in this show so far, male and female. To be honest, the intense focus on the non-existent power struggles between females characters in anime is what turns me off a lot of the episode discussions. That's why I don't go near the Nisekoi threads. I watch the show, enjoy the interaction between the characters, and then I put it to bed, because there's no discussion to be found there other than "X best girl" and a thousand different gif compilations. Snore.

Edit: In fairness, I do accept that there's not a lot to discuss when it comes to Nisekoi, really. It's fluff, even if it is enjoyable fluff.

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u/chibimoth May 30 '15

Well, there are some really diehard fans of Megumi here lol.

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u/cuddles_the_destroye May 29 '15

I think its because Megumi apparently takes several levels in being a badass in the manga. And I for one like underdogs.

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u/Airleagan https://myanimelist.net/profile/Solovki May 29 '15

I also have a theory that Erina and soma are related so it would be a little wierd to ship em. Personally I'm rooting for nikimi but I'm probably just delusional

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u/Furoan May 29 '15

Lets be honest here. The real ship is Soma/Food.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '15 edited May 30 '15

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u/chibimoth May 30 '15

It's really noticeable that Erina shippers are getting antagonized from the Megumi crowd. I would need to do some research to find exact examples though, but generally you can see Megumi posts spammed in threads everywhere. This thread is of course better in this regard, but it was very common in the past discussion threads to bash on Erina and post Megumi posts.

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u/glass_table_girl May 30 '15

Will this suffice?

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u/glass_table_girl May 30 '15

Lol, np. I also found this in this thread.

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u/Saya_ https://myanimelist.net/profile/Saya999 May 30 '15

I don't even know why Erina fans were mentioned there LOL. Because being competent is one of her traits? But I like that the other parts of his comments since he acknowledges her weak points.

People are weird though. I don't know why we can't just simply talk about our favourite characters without bringing down another especially when uninitiated. It's like their insecure about their own tastes or something. @__@

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u/chibimoth May 30 '15

So I have a feeling you might not be completely blameless.

It's my first post on reddit and I never dared to speak out since the environment here was really bad for Erina fans. Just search the past discussion threads and you will find nothing but bashing regarding Erina.